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New Hubble image of Kleinmann-Low Nebula

New Hubble image of Kleinmann-Low Nebula


Date: 16 March 2017
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Copyright: NASA, ESA/Hubble

This composite image of the Kleinmann-Low Nebula, part of the Orion Nebula complex, is composed of several pointings of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in optical and near-infrared light. Infrared light allows to peer through the dust of the nebula and to see the stars therein. The revealed stars are shown with a bright red colour in the image.

With this image, showing the central region of the Orion Nebula, scientists were looking for rogue planets and brown dwarfs. As side-effect they found a fast-moving runaway star.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
28-Mar-2024 10:10 UT

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